Last June, during the Democratic presidential debate on NBC, Harris called out Biden for opposing federally-mandated school busing. Harris was a student at the time and was one of the students in California who was bused to her school in order to ensure they were integrated.
Video of the exchange is included below.
Harris made clear her disappointment, saying it was "very hurtful" that Biden had recently bragged about his civil relationship with two Democratic senators who supported segregation in the 1970s, James O. Eastland (MS) and Herman E. Talmadge (GA).
She pointed out that she "was that little girl" who had to be bused to school. Tough she said she did not believe Biden was racist personally, but implied his positions were.
Biden angrily countered that her statement was “a mischaracterization of my position across the board...I did not oppose busing in America. What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education.”
However, even The New York Times confirmed that "In reality, Mr. Biden was a leading opponent of busing in the Senate during the 1970s and 1980s, and his opposition went beyond the federal government’s role in the practice."
Here's video of the infamous exchange.
Harris didn't exactly have great debates herself. Although she scored points that night, in a later debate she was also called out, this time by Tulsi Gabbard.
The Hawaii Congresswoman criticized Harris for her strong stand for law enforcement while she was a district attorney and Attorney General in California. Her work at the time would have been welcomed by Republicans, but not today's Democrats. Harris' past was one of the reasons she did not go far as a presidential candidate.
Here's the video of Gabbard's comments.
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